MLB Player News
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Kevin McGonigle SS | DET
Tigers' Kevin McGonigle: Suffers ankle injury
McGonigle suffered an ankle injury and is expected to miss time, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
The severity of the injury hasn't been determined, according to the report. McGonigle was 2-for-5 with two doubles in his first game for High-A West Michigan. His 2024 season was cut short in early August due to a broken hand that required surgery.
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Ezequiel Tovar SS | COL
Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar: Posts four hits in win
Tovar went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a steal, three RBI and three runs scored in Sunday's win over the Athletics.
Tovar swiped his first bag of the campaign and also plated some runs for the first time since the season opener. He had a productive home-opening series, going 8-for-15 with three doubles, a triple, three RBI and four runs scored. He'll look to stay hot with the Diamondbacks coming to town to begin the new week.
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Corey Seager SS | TEX
Rangers' Corey Seager: Swats first homer of 2025
Seager went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Rays.
Seager pushed the Rangers ahead in the sixth with a solo shot to right for his first home run and first extra base hit of the year. The lefty slugger has just two hits over his last 16 at-bats and a .179 batting average in the early going.
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Taylor Walls 3B | TB
Rays' Taylor Walls: Swipes bag in loss
Walls went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Rangers.
Walls led off the fifth with a base knock and stole second for his second theft of the year. Walls has just three hits in 26 plate appearances thus far, as his hitting woes from past seasons have carried over into 2025 early on.
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Brooks Lee SS | MIN
Twins' Brooks Lee: Starts up rehab assignment
Lee (back) went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and played seven innings at shortstop Sunday in his first rehab game with Single-A Fort Myers.
A lumbar strain forced Lee to the 10-day injured list prior to Opening Day, but now that he's started up a rehab assignment, he could be ready to make his return to the Twins around the middle of April. Expect Lee to eventually shift his assignment to Triple-A St. Paul, and he'll likely get some exposure to two or three different infield spots before Minnesota signs off on him making his MLB season debut. Second base or third base look to be Lee's most likely avenues to seeing consistent at-bats with the big club, as both Jose Miranda and Edouard Julien have gotten off to slow starts to the season at the plate.
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Kevin Newman 3B | LAA
Angels' Kevin Newman: Losing out on playing time
Newman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
With just one hit through his first 13 at-bats of the season, Newman has begun to lose playing time and will now hit the bench for the third time in four games. Tim Anderson will draw a second straight start at shortstop and seems to have at least temporarily leapfrogged Newman on the depth chart.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
Angels' Tim Anderson: Getting second straight start
Anderson will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Guardians.
After going 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run in Saturday's 10-4 win, Anderson will pick up a second straight start. He may have inched ahead of Kevin Newman in the competition for primary duties at shortstop, though playing time at the position remains fluid.
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Jackson Holliday SS | BAL
Orioles' Jackson Holliday: Out of lineup vs. lefty
Holliday is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
With lefty Kris Bubic taking the hill for Kansas City, Holliday will retreat to the bench. Jordan Westburg will shift over from third base and fill in at the keystone.
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Isiah Kiner-Falefa CF | BOS
Pirates' Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Late add to lineup
Kiner-Falefa will start at shortstop and bat ninth Sunday against the Yankees after Jared Triolo (undisclosed) was scratched, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
Kiner-Falefa was poised to receive his first day off this season but will instead take his usual post at shortstop. He's batting .321 (9-for-28) with no extra-base hits and four steals in 33 plate appearances.
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Trey Sweeney SS | DET
Tigers' Trey Sweeney: Sitting vs. southpaw
Sweeney is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Sweeney is in the midst of a five-game hit streak during which he's gone 7-for-20 with a double, a triple and a homer, but he'll sit Sunday against Chicago lefty Martin Perez. Javier Baez will step in at shortstop and bat seventh.